Budget Battles
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Blowout Job Growth Points to ‘Mother of All Soft Landings’
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Cost Estimates Soar for Hurricane Helene
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Feds Warn Emergency Funds Running Low as Biden Deploys Troops to Southeast
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Speaker Johnson Outlines 5-Point Republican Agenda for 2025
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Biden May Call Congress Back to Pass Hurricane Relief
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Harris Tries to Flip Trump’s Biggest Advantages
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US Economy Stronger Than Previously Thought
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Speaker Johnson Outlines 5-Point Republican Agenda for 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson pitched Wall Street today on Republicans’ agenda of tax cuts and deregulation, promising to deliver an economic boost while also pursuing “fiscal responsibility” if former...
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Harris Tries to Flip Trump’s Biggest Advantages
Former President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this morning before heading to Walker, Michigan, for a campaign event, where he criticized Vice President Kamala Harris...
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Harris Slams Trump’s Economic Plans, Says She Will Grow the Middle Class
By Michael RaineyVice President Kamala Harris provided an overview of her economic plan Wednesday, expanding upon her vision of an “opportunity economy” built around a thriving middle class. In a speech at the...
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Moody’s Warns Growing Deficits Could Take a Toll on US Credit Rating
By Michael RaineyPolitical polarization could make it more difficult for the next administration in Washington to address the country’s deteriorating fiscal situation, and that may have negative implications for the...
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Trump's Tax Cut Wish List Tops $11 Trillion
By Michael RaineyFormer President Donald Trump is piling up the tax cut proposals as he seeks to win votes from the likes of service workers in Nevada and Social Security recipients in Florida, and the price tag of...
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In Michigan, Trump Pitches Tariffs and Slams Harris on Taxes
In his first appearance on the campaign trail since a second apparent assassination attempt, former President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening made an economic pitch to Michigan voters centered on...
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Trump Pledges to Restore SALT Write-Off
By Michael RaineyDonald Trump suggested Tuesday that he would restore the full tax write-off for state and local taxes, a deduction that was limited to $10,000 in the tax package he signed into law during his time in...
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Trump Says He’ll Push to End Taxes on Overtime Pay
By Michael RaineyRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump has found another tax he wants to eliminate: federal taxes on overtime pay. Campaigning on Thursday in Tucson, Arizona, Trump told supporters that his new...
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Biden Administration Rolls Out New Rules for Minimum Corporate Tax
By Michael RaineyThe Treasury Department on Thursday released a draft of new rules detailing the corporate alternative minimum tax that was signed into law as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Intended to...
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What Harris and Trump Said on Taxes and Healthcare at the Debate
Last night’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump likely won’t be remembered for fiscal policy points as much as, say, discussion about abortion, immigration...
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Harris Rolls Out More of Her Policy Agenda Ahead of Debate
By Michael RaineyVice President Kamala Harris outlined a policy platform on her campaign website this past weekend, filling in some of the details of how she proposes to address specific issues including taxes, the...
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Harris Calls for 28% Capital Gains Tax, Breaking With Biden
By Michael RaineyAs she continues to fill in the details of her economic platform, Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday called for raising the capital gains tax to 28% for those earning more than $1 million a...
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Trump’s Tax Proposals Would Cost a Staggering $10.5 Trillion: Analysis
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, have promised or proposed a bevy of tax cuts and breaks as they campaign for the White House. Together, those plans...
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Harris to Propose Tax Breaks for Small Business
By Michael RaineyVice President Kamala Harris is expected to unveil a new tax proposal on Wednesday that is intended to boost small-business startups, according to multiple reports Tuesday. In a speech in New...
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Harris Launches Ad Blitz Hitting Trump Over Project 2025
Democrats and Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign continue to hammer former President Donald Trump over Project 2025, the 922-page conservative agenda for the next Republican administration...